Agent confidence on the technical frontier

Enterprise investment in AI is booming. Gartner is calling 2026 an “inflection year” for organizations to align their AI projects with strategic business objectives. As the pressure to prove ROI mounts, executives and technology leaders are looking to agentic AI to drive the measurable financial outcomes their businesses seek.

Your menstrual cycle may affect how well vaccines work | New Scientist

Vaccines can be life-saving, but a woman’s immune response may be affected by her menstrual cycle

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The degree of protection that women get from vaccines may vary depending on when in their menstrual cycle they receive them. The concept of #cyclesynching suggests that women of reproductive age should vary their diet and lifestyle around where they are in their cycle, which isn’t supported by robust research. But evidence is mounting that the fluctuation of hormones that occurs during the menstrual cycle impacts a woman’s immune response, with the latest research suggesting it could affect how soon after being vaccinated against covid-19 they catch the infection.

Your End-to-End Encrypted Messages Aren't As Secure As You Think


Earlier in May, the Texas Attorney General’s office sued Meta for deceiving users on the level of security offered by end-to-end encryption on WhatsApp. 

Meanwhile, Apple and Google just announced that rich text messaging between Android and iOS users will now support end-to-end encryption. But that only works if you have RCS enabled on your smartphone, it does not apply to traditional SMS or MMS texting. With apps like Telegram, too, E2EE is not enabled by default on all messages and you need to start a “Secret Chat” each time you want true end-to-end encryption in a text chain. 

Space shooter Hyperwired gives you a ship with a doofy power cable hanging out the back and challenges you to keep its battery charged

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A purple-walled maze of traps and grabbing claws with a spaceship flying through it dangling a big comedy power cable. From the arcade shooter Hyperwired.
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Picture the kind of spannerhead who would leave their starfighter's charging cable unplugged, the day before the big Mission to Save the Galaxy. Picture the absolute wellington who'd lift off with that cable dangling behind their ship like a ribbon of bogroll flapping from the heel of a pub drunk. Picture the consummate cheesewinkle who'd then have to keep latching onto random satellites to replenish their ship's batteries, while avoiding enemy fire.

Split Tunneling Is Your VPN's Most Underrated Feature

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VPNs are a fantastic security tool. While they aren't infallible, a properly configured VPN can secure your traffic across apps and websites. But the added network latency can slow down apps that rely on high bandwidth usage or lock you out from those that specifically ban network spoofing, putting up roadblocks as you try to use the internet. That's where split tunneling comes in.

Feed a crowd with these easy baked chicken sliders

If there’s a tray of warm Chicken Sliders at a party, potluck, or game day spread, you can pretty much guarantee I’m heading straight for it. These easy chicken sliders are made with sweet Hawaiian rolls stuffed with a creamy rotisserie chicken filling, plenty of cheddar cheese, and a savory seasoned butter topping. They bake in about 30 minutes until warm, melty, and golden. The cream cheese keeps the filling rich and creamy, while the buttery topping and soft rolls make every slider irresistible for feeding a group.

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Pradershika Sharma

Pradershika Sharma

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Pradershika Sharma is a tech deals writer for Lifehacker.

She has a Master’s degree in English Literature, a B.Ed., and a TESOL certification. She has been writing professionally since 2018, creating product reviews, affiliate articles, and search ads for global clients while working with Rubix Agency and Cognizant. Previously, she spent a year teaching English at the junior high level.